KROK 1 2011 – Question 45 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
It was revealed that T-lymphocytes were affected by HIV. Virus enzyme reverse transcriptase (RNA-dependent DNA-polymerase) - catalyzes the synthesis of:
- A. DNA on the matrix of virus mRNA
- B. Virus informational RNA on the matrix of DNA
- C. DNA on virus ribosomal RNA
- D. mRNA on the matrix of virus protein
- E. Viral DNA on DNA matrix
Hint
Read the enzyme's alternative name carefully: what is the template, what is built, and how does that differ from the normal flow of genetic information.
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